Rule 8.3 - HOMESERVE
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in HOMESERVE
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.125
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 13 August 2007
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant 1,197,633 1.84% 143,854 0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives 338,122 0.52% 453,814 0.70%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 1,535,755 2.36% 597,668 0.92%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant
securities
(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 9,340 17.7262
Purchase 3,778 17.7444
Purchase 3,801 17.5076
Purchase 3,690 17.5469
Purchase 2,443 17.5769
Purchase 13,215 17.3474
Purchase 11,349 17.4874
Purchase 1,126 17.7141
Purchase 291 17.0417
Purchase 2,870 17.3823
Purchase 275 17.2635
Sale 3,690 17.5469
Sale 10,330 17.8477
Sale 19,788 17.8136
Sale 3,631 17.8382
Sale 2,631 17.6161
Sale 9,340 17.7263
Sale 987 17.7589
Sale 1,126 17.4165
Sale 1,482 17.4323
Sale 9,340 17.7262
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
securities Unit
CFD Short 291 17.0417
CFD Short 275 17.2634
CFD Short 13215 17.3473
CFD Short 2443 17.5768
CFD Short 1126 17.714
CFD Short 3778 17.7444
CFD Long 1482 17.4323
CFD Long 1151 17.553
CFD Long 2631 17.6161
CFD Long 9340 17.7262
CFD Long 987 17.7588
CFD Long 19788 17.8136
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
None
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 14 August 2007
Contact name BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
Telephone number 020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)